There should be an AGP/PCI Frequency option in the BIOS.Quote:
Originally posted by StormPC
How can I tell if the one I have supports locks or not?
http://www.amdzone.com/pics/motherbo...agppcilock.jpg
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There should be an AGP/PCI Frequency option in the BIOS.Quote:
Originally posted by StormPC
How can I tell if the one I have supports locks or not?
http://www.amdzone.com/pics/motherbo...agppcilock.jpg
even if your board doesnt support it you will still get the option on the 1005.020/.021 bios. Know several people that got the option but didnt boot with it enabled.
Mine boots with it enabled no problem. It's just extremely unstable with or without the locks enabled. I'm leaning toward it being a dimm voltage thing like xgman suggested. It's only unstable when I am 3D benching.
how high are you tweeking it?? also have you run clockgen to see if the locks are working??
might drop the hypertransport to 800mhz if your FSB is real high.
Can't even run stock without instability. I am going to do a lot more testing this weekend, but it doesn't look good. I'm gonna go shopping for a new S939 board as well.
have you tried the 1003 bios?
Not yet but I will when I get home.
I may get a version 2.0 A8V, But I Sure would like to try out a DFI LanParty nF3 Ultra-D!
Mmmmmmmmm...3.1v in Bios. :p:
Who Knows, My OCZ Booster may even work in That!
:cool:
If it doesnt run on the 1003 bios stock RMA time unless your testing someone else's board. It may not be up on the asus site anymore since the 1006 has been released. lemme know and i'll rip it off the CD if your board came with the 1006 or you dont have the asus cd..Quote:
Originally posted by StormPC
Not yet but I will when I get home.
No, this board is a POS. Maybe I just got a bad one but this is about the 5th board I've seen that was crap! I'm picking up the Gigabyte in the morning.
Sounds like it, you can get the MSI k8t800pro board. :stick:
its in stock at zzf.com
Well, I was able to sort out some of the stability problems, enough to run a bench or two. (see sig...)
Still, ASUS says the VIA chipset has issues with the locks enabled and I believe them. I also believe that any board with the VIA K8T800 Pro chipset is suspect so I will not be recommending them. I'm testing the same board that pkrew and OPP have taken to the top of the 2k1 ORB as I write this. I hope it is as solid as the K8NS Pro. If so it looks like Gigabyte is the one to beat, at least until the others get it together. MSI, Asus and DFI are all coming out with their S939 NF3 250 boards soon. Should be interesting.
well hopefully the a8n has a better launch than the thus far lackluster k8n board. Msi could go under and it would effect me any but the DFI needless to say.....:slobber:
Also expect to do mods on the gigabyte, so far from people who've used both the asus and the gigabyte i hear the GB does better on the Htt and a tad better on memory but doesnt overclock the processor as far unmodded. Kinda like the LPB/Infinity vs nf7-s comparison for the axps.
That's because the GB only has 1.7v on the core!
unless i misunderstood them it didnt overclock as well for 1.7vcore not because of.
We'll see.
serves me right i guess.
Have fun.
No offense, but I don't take anything I read anywhere as absolute truth. I test the stuff myself.
Rubbernecking? Haha! Yep, I made it to the top 10 (#10 thanks to PC Ice!!!) of the 2k1 ORB by rubbernecking. You kids are too much!:lol:
thats fine, but it was not present as absolute truth nor should it have even been considered that way given the fact that it was presented as 2nd hand information. Was actualy given as a friend heads up but what do i know, im not in the top 10 on the orb.
If you so choose to measure yourself and tune your actions and your attitude around your 3dmark score thats fine. Ive had enough, you win. Your a much bigger fish in your little pond than I could ever hope to be in mine. Forgive me for presuming that you hadnt allready known everything about everything. I castrate myself before your Orb score.
That's pretty Xtreme, don't ya think? What's with the drama?
i just had a epiphany.
Your right, the value of anything and anyone can be solely determined by there Orb standings and should be treated accordingly. Ya know, damn and there i was going to go about the rest of my life judge'n people whether they were jerks or not. Silly me.
Sarcasm is such a lost art form on the internet.:rolleyes:
This isn't the "find love" forum. It's about overclocking and benching. If you're not interested in that perhaps you are in the wrong section of the web.
I'm judging hardware, not people.;)
according to sandra 2004, when set to 1000, it's already dropping to 800 for some reason.Quote:
Originally posted by iboomalot
how high are you tweeking it?? also have you run clockgen to see if the locks are working??
might drop the hypertransport to 800mhz if your FSB is real high.
Good luck with the Gigabyte board. I hated it though. I feel like it will come down to the DFI, maybe the MSI, and then the A8V 2.0.
OPP and pkrew seem to be having good luck with theirs so maybe since I got mine from the same place OPP got his mine might be a good one. I hope???